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All good things must come to an end, even when it comes to TV. Over the years, many television stars have suddenly left their roles — while others have been cut from a series without much notice. Anna Faris announced in September 2020 that she was leaving CBS’ Mom after…

Special anti-terrorism measures being put in place to safeguard the unprecedented opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics on the River Seine will also apply to all buildings along the route, meaning people who work and live there and their guests will be subjected to background security checks, Paris police chief Laurent Nunez said Thursday.Those affected will be cross-checked against security services’ databases, to see whether they have previously been flagged as suspected Islamist extremists or…

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Duke Energy, one of the nation’s largest energy providers, is warning that the Biden administration’s newly finalized power plant regulations will threaten the reliability and affordability of power supplies.The North Carolina-based company — which serves more than eight million residential and commercial customers across several states, mainly in the Southeast…

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Alphabet shares rallied in extended trading on Thursday after the company reported results that topped analysts’ estimates, showed soaring profits in its cloud division and announced its first dividend.The after-hours jump lifted Alphabet’s market cap past $2 trillion.Here are the results.Earnings per share: $1.89 vs. $1.51 expected by LSEGRevenue: $80.54 billion vs.…

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